Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 64 Enemies Meet Again, Shrek
"It's a success! The third sister actually managed to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring!"

"With this fourth soul skill that lasts for ten thousand years, Xiao San's strength has increased dramatically. I believe he can shine brightly in this year's Soul Master Competition."

Outside the valley of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Tang San and his group, who had already joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, were hunting for their fourth spirit ring in the Sunset Forest.

Tang San used top-grade herbs he collected from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to create a special spice to lure soul beasts to him, and then used the poison array set up by Dugu Bo outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to hunt and kill the soul beasts.

After Tang San successfully absorbed the ten-thousand-year-old Earth Demon Spider as his fourth spirit ring, Yu Xiaogang also showed a satisfied smile.

"If we encounter the Peach Blossom team again, our chances of winning will increase even further."

"No, not just Taoyuan Academy, our goal is the championship team." Yu Xiaogang's eyes were firm.

Qin Ming, a teacher from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy who was accompanying them, also had an incredulous expression on his face:
This disciple of the master is truly extraordinary. At only fourteen years old, he not only became a four-ring Soul Master, reaching the same level as the core members of the Heavenly Battle level, but also absorbed a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring beyond his age limit.

"Ah, it feels so good to break through to level 41 in soul power."

Over here, the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy also stretched their muscles and walked towards the crowd after absorbing the thousand-year-old soul beast, the Qilin Armor Beast, as their fourth soul ring.

The teachers who accompanied him included Flander and Zao Wou-Ki.

The students following them were naturally members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Heaven Dou Team and former Shrek Academy members. The two teams had merged together, and included Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, Ye Lingling, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.

Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai both reached level 40 in soul power and obtained their fourth soul ring.

After absorbing the ten-thousand-year spirit ring, Tang San clearly felt the changes in his body. He clenched his fists and muttered:

"I wonder what the students of Peach Blossom Academy are like now, Dad. I will prove to you that even without Xiao Wu as my spirit ring, I can still become a powerful spirit master."

After suffering a defeat at the Soto City Grand Soul Arena and splitting up with Xiao Wu, Tang San underwent special training with his father, Tang Hao, and mastered the ultimate techniques that could only be used with his second spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer. His father also gave him a spirit bone to absorb.

After six months of training, his father finally allowed him to go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to join the Shrek Academy members.

"Fatty, Xiao Ao, among our original teammates from Shrek Academy, only the two of you haven't reached level 40 yet. You need to work harder and try to reach level 40 before the Soul Master Competition qualifying rounds."

The master looked at Ma Hongjun and Oscar. Without the help of the immortal flowers and herbs, their soul power was only around level 36. Dai Mubai had only reached level 40 because he was a few years older.

However, at the age of fourteen, a high-level Soul Master is considered a genius in the continent. But because of the shadow cast on them by Peach Blossom Academy in the Soul Battle Tournament, they worked hard and trained diligently this year. Even though their strength has improved a lot, the master is still not satisfied with them and is increasing the intensity of their training.

For this reason, all three deans of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy praised the Grandmaster: "As expected of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, he is not satisfied with such a genius. This shows how strict his teaching is and how high his level is!"

After being called out by the master, Oscar and Ma Hongjun both scratched their heads somewhat embarrassedly. They weren't in good shape; they looked tired and had heavy dark circles under their eyes, probably due to the overwhelming training.

"We will continue to work hard."

Their current team has more than nine members, but only seven teammates will be able to play in the Soul Master Competition. This means that whether they will get a chance to play will depend on their own abilities, the survival of the fittest, or they will have to choose their formation based on the enemy's lineup. Otherwise, they will become reserve players.

Ma Hongjun licked his lips, glanced at Ye Lingling, and said to Yu Xiaogang:

“Master, my pent-up desire has no stable outlet, which is affecting my training. If you could let Lingling be my girlfriend and help me release this desire from time to time, maybe I really can break through level 40 before the qualifying round.”

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Ma Hongjun intently and said, "If she's willing to be your girlfriend, then it's up to you. She's a core Soul Master at the Heaven Dou level in the academy. As her teacher, I can't interfere in your affairs."

Seemingly sensing Ma Hongjun's lewd and obscene gaze, Ye Lingling frowned and moved even further away from the Shrek Academy members.

Ever since these Shrek teammates merged into her group, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun have been harassing her quite a bit, making her seem very flirtatious and lewd.

And she even corrupted her original teammates.

One phrase Dai Mubai often said to them was:

"Training's been exhausting, time to treat myself. How about I go find some girls tonight?"

At first, their teammates in the combat team just took it as a joke and laughed it off, not taking it seriously. But as they spent more time together and became more familiar with each other, Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo completely changed after spending the night with Dai Mubai. They were like addicts; after a few days of training, when they felt tired, they would do what they called "rewarding themselves." Later, when they returned for special training, they even learned to tell dirty jokes.

This offended Ye Lingling, the only remaining girl in the team.

"Thanks to Xiao San's scheme, she used the fragrance of herbs to lure the soul beast here. Otherwise, we probably wouldn't have been able to hunt such a powerful soul beast so easily."

"Alright, now that we've successfully absorbed all the spirit rings we were supposed to, it's time for us to head back and prepare for the upcoming Spirit Master Competition."

"Mistress, let's go."

Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San on the shoulder; all his hopes were now pinned on this disciple.

Tang San took a step back, slightly cupped his hands, activated his Purple Demon Eye, and looked at the poisonous mist behind him. He had a feeling that this place was somewhat unusual.

“Teacher Yu, these poisonous fogs are very strange. They seem to be deliberately distributed around this valley. If they are not set up by humans, then there must be some kind of poisonous soul beast inside, using these poisonous fogs to protect something.”

"Little San, do you mean there's some treasure inside this poisonous fog?"

"Flanders asked."

"Hmm, if it were a natural poisonous barrier, it should be diffuse and irregular, but this poisonous fog is very regular, it just surrounds the valley, not too much or too little, it is either man-made or the territory of a soul beast."

Why would that person, or rather, that spirit beast, create such a large and dense poisonous fog in this place? If there's nothing valuable inside, would they do this?

"Teacher Yu, Dean Fu, I want to go in and take a look. If there really are treasures inside that can improve our strength, then it's worth a try."

Tang San looked towards the source of the poisonous fog. He was eager to become stronger and didn't want to miss any opportunity to do so.

"I have some barrier-avoiding pills here. I found some detoxifying flowers and herbs in the academy's herb garden and made them into sachets. Breathing them in can purify the poisonous gas to some extent. Anyone who wants to come in and take a look can get one. Anyone who doesn't want to go in can wait for us outside."

Tang San took out two more bottles of pills and about ten poison-repelling sachets from his soul tool, the Twenty-Four Nights of Bright Moonlight.

"Since the mistress wants to go in, of course we'll go with her. We're a team!"

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were the first to take a sachet and say something.

“Xiao San’s judgment is rarely wrong. Since Xiao San wants to go in and take a look, we teachers can’t let you students go in and take risks. Flander, Zhao Wuji, let’s go.”

Master Yu Xiaogang gestured for Flander and Zhao Wuji to follow.

“Then I’ll go with Uncle.” Yu Tianheng nodded, choosing to trust his uncle Yu Xiaogang’s judgment.

"Fatty, poison is most afraid of fire, especially alcohol. I have another jar of wine here. Take a sip and then use the Phoenix Fire Line to spray it out. It can open a path." Tang San tossed another jar of strong liquor to Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun turned around with a flourish, winked at Ye Lingling, and struck a cool pose: "No problem, watch me!"

"Lingling, if any of us are still injured by the poisonous fog, you should immediately use the Nine-Heart Begonia to help heal us."

Qin Ming gave Ye Lingling some instructions.

Ye Lingling nodded gently: "Okay."

Ultimately, the team reached a consensus and ventured deeper into the toxic fog.

Tang San's method was indeed effective. Flames cleared the way, sachets warded off poison, pills provided a safety net, and the Nine-Heart Begonia saved his life. It actually broke through Dugu Bo's poison array.

But just as they reached the depths of the poisonous array, nearing its end, precious flowers and plants began to appear in their sight.

A cool, clear voice came from inside:
"This is a restricted area. Anyone who trespasses is requested to return the way they came, or they will bear the consequences themselves."

(End of this chapter)